Victorian architecture in the United States was copied straight from England. Stephen Gardiner architecturecopyengland Change image and share on social
Up until the War of the Roses there had been continual conflict in England. Stephen Gardiner conflictcontinualengland Change image and share on social
It was only from an inner calm that man was able to discover and shape calm surroundings. Stephen Gardiner calmdiscoverman Change image and share on social
In the East there is a gap between the top of a wall and underside of a roof; it acts as a screen, and the Chinese were able to use it as they wished. Stephen Gardiner actchineseeast Change image and share on social
Like flats of today, terraces of houses gained a certain anonymity from identical facades following identical floor plans and heights. Stephen Gardiner anonymityfacadeflat Change image and share on social
The exterior cannot do without the interior since it is from this, as from life, that it derives much of its inspiration and character. Stephen Gardiner characterderiveexterior Change image and share on social
In the Scottish Orkneys, the little stone houses with their single large room and central hearth had an extraordinary range of built-in furniture. Stephen Gardiner buildcentralextraordinary Change image and share on social
Land is the secure ground of home, the sea is like life, the outside, the unknown. Stephen Gardiner grindhomeland Change image and share on social
French architecture always manages to combine the most magnificent underlying themes of architecture; like Roman design, it looks to the community. Stephen Gardiner architecturecombinecommunity Change image and share on social
The Japanese put houses in among the trees and allowed nature to gain the ascendancy in any composition. Stephen Gardiner allowascendancycomposition Change image and share on social